insight4me Spanish – Latin American Dictatorships – Argentina & Chile With Dr Eamon McCarthy From University of Stirling & Professor Hazel Marsh From University of East Anglia

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• University of Stirling: Dr Eamon McCarthy will discuss the 1976-83 dictatorship in Argentina. Argentina lived under a military dictatorship from 1976-1983. During this time around 30,000 people were disappeared and many others were tortured. It is also estimated that around 500 babies were taken from their mothers and adopted in secret by other families. The effects of these human rights abuses are still felt in Argentine society today. In this lecture I want to talk a little bit about what happened during the dictatorship and ask why that might still be relevant today. I also want to think about why students of modern languages need to study a dictatorship that ended almost 40 years.

• University of East Anglia: Professor Hazel Marsh will present Music and Resistance in Chile: from Nueva Canción to Canto Nuevo. How can music and songs convey political ideas? In what ways can engagement with music become a channel for resistance? In this presentation, we’ll focus on the origins of the Nueva Canción movement and its relationship to the leftist government of Salvador Allende, before looking at its prohibition and re-emergence as Canto Nuevo during the Pinochet dictatorship.

In this insight4me Spanish online event for schools and colleges, University of East Anglia and University of Stirling will each have roughly 30 minutes to deliver a punchy, interactive topic based ‘micro’ talk. Within an overall session theme of Latin American Dictatorship, the universities have the freedom to choose their own focus and use the time to convey the key points of the case studies for the students.

insight4me is a series of subject specific webinars for Key Stage 5 students, and equivalent. The sessions directly support students’ current studies by giving an insight into particular curriculum areas whilst affording an understanding of how these subjects continue beyond A-levels, T-levels, IB, BTEC and equivalent qualifications, and how they vary between universities.

Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. There is no charge to take part.

As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but slides and other resources will be shared after the event, where available.

Suitable for: Key Stage 5 students (and equivalent) studying, or with a possible interest in studying, Spanish, Languages and related disciplines. Student groups, and individual students and teachers are very welcome to join us.

Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students may wish to consider the 2 topics and discuss some of the key elements in advance. Students can also think about questions they have about studying at university level.

The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via typed comments and questions or via a microphone if preferred. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.

Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below:

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